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Hyundai partners with Aurora to develop autonomous vehicles

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Hyundai Motor and Aurora, a developer of autonomous vehicle technology, have formed a strategic partnership with the aim of bringing self-driving Hyundai vehicles to market by 2021.

This partnership will incorporate Aurora’s self-driving technology into Hyundai vehicles starting with models custom-developed and launched in test programs and pilot cities.

Over the longer term, Hyundai and Aurora will work to commercialize self-driving vehicles worldwide.  [Read more…] about Hyundai partners with Aurora to develop autonomous vehicles

STMicroelectronics and USound to launch ultra-small speakers at CES

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STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor company, and USound, an audio wearables company, are launching the first silicon micro-speakers resulting from their technology collaboration announced last year. 

Engineering samples are now with lead customers, and trade demonstrations will take place during CES 2018, in Las Vegas. (Main picture shows previously launched technology – not the new product.)

These extremely small speakers, expected to be the thinnest in the world and less than half the weight of conventional speakers, enable wearable tech such as earphones, over-the-ear headphones, or augmented reality and virtual reality headgear to become even more compact and comfortable.  [Read more…] about STMicroelectronics and USound to launch ultra-small speakers at CES

David v Goliath in Chinese car market: Nio’s powerful slingshot

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By Edward Tse, Gao Feng Advisory

The Chinese vehicle market is not only the largest in the world (sales of 28 million units in 2016) but it also offers the highest number of brands (130).

More and more new players – most of them local producers – are entering the field.

Globally China is establishing itself not only as the leading market for new-energy vehicles, but also for connectivity, autonomous driving and totally new mobility concepts.  [Read more…] about David v Goliath in Chinese car market: Nio’s powerful slingshot

How sensors and actuators are being used to create self-driven vehicles

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Autonomous vehicles aren’t science fiction any more. Top automobile firms and technology giants are working towards making self-driven cars commercially available by 2021.

In the same way how IoT is revolutionizing the industrial organization, self-driven vehicles are revolutionizing the transportation industry, allowing people to travel safely and comfortably.

These connected vehicles have the ability to mitigate pollution owing to their real-time traffic information and smart routing.  [Read more…] about How sensors and actuators are being used to create self-driven vehicles

The future role of robotics in finance

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The debate continues on whether or not the working class will become obsolete as society becomes more automated.

Robots are slowly replacing human workers, and this is very evident in the world of finance where robots are transforming the future.

Cloud computing, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and analytics are now changing finance operations.  [Read more…] about The future role of robotics in finance

Delta machine vision system enables up to eight high-speed cameras to be connected

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The latest Delta Machine Vision System DMV2000 Series is claimed to provide a “smart and user-friendly” operation interface of high-speed, high-precision (up to 12 MB), and multi-processing ability: up to eight high-speed cameras can be connected to this stand-alone system.

It supports multi-input and output, standard industrial network interfaces (Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485) and various machine vision inspection functions.

With the help of vision inspection tools in the DMV Series, the product quality and efficiency of the automated production line are substantially enhanced.  [Read more…] about Delta machine vision system enables up to eight high-speed cameras to be connected

Business forecasts for robotics and automation industries

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Prediction is a tricky business, but with good-quality historical data, one should be able to make reasonably accurate forecasts about what the next few years have in store. 

Here are a few of the reports which analyse the robotics and automation market as well as related markets to provide insights which may help you plan your business.

Global Industrial Robot Vision Systems Market 2017-2021
A newly emerging market which currently probably does not offer a whole lot of statistics, but it’s certainly set for growth judging by the increasing demand for robotic vision systems.
Researcher: Technavio
Report price: $2,500

Global Robotic Tool Changers Market 2017 – Production, Sales, Supply, Demand, Analysis & Forecast to 2021
An overview of the global market for robotic tool changers, this report also takes a close look at the leading companies in the market as well as some of the key technologies.
Researcher: MRS Research Group
Report price: $2,900

Industrial Robot Servo Motor Market 2017-2022 Share, Growth, Market Dynamics, Key Manufacturers, Economic Impact and Forecast
The entire industrial robotics sector grew out of the servo motor, apparently, so this is a key market and technology. This report looks at the opportunities in the market and outlines the factors that are, and will be, driving future growth.
Researcher: Absolute Reports
Report price: $3,000

Automotive Robotics Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2017-2025
The global market for automotive robots is continuing to grow, even though the automotive trade is already the largest buyer of industrial robots. This report looks at the type of robots the automotive industry uses and looks at the leading robot suppliers.
Researcher: Transparency Market Research
Report price: $5,200

Industrial Automation Market Research Report – Forecast 2022
Industrial automation is a large area set for tremendous growth going forward, with many more smart factories using industrial internet of things networks. This report looks at a variety of markets and technologies.
Researcher: Market Research Future
Report price: $4,450

 

Mitsubishi Electric to launch collaborative robots

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Mitsubishi Electric, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial robots, is preparing to launch collaborative robots. 

The company admits it is a late arrival in the collaborative robotics market in comments to Nikkei.

Mitsubishi Electric “has come to collaborative robotics later than others, we intend to make ease of use our selling point”, Nikkei quotes a spokesperson as saying.  [Read more…] about Mitsubishi Electric to launch collaborative robots

After the hype of 2017, the real business could be done in 2018

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There’s always been a lot of hype surrounding robotics and automation, and it’s been the subject of many a classic work of science fiction. 

What’s fascinating about sci-fi is that often what is fiction today ends up being fact of life tomorrow.

Whatever the hype, however, this year is likely to be an extremely important year for the robotics and automation industry.  [Read more…] about After the hype of 2017, the real business could be done in 2018

How to gather information before sending a part in to be repaired

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By Joseph Zulick, MRO Electric

Downtime is inevitable when it comes to machine automation.

When production stops, orders will likely stack up quickly, hitting start on the “profits lost” clock.

After the failed part is identified, many machine automation professionals would lean towards shipping the flawed part to get serviced as soon as humanly possible.  [Read more…] about How to gather information before sending a part in to be repaired

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